Al Jarreau biography

Live albums

1977: Look to the Rainbow (Warner Bros. Records) - US# 49, R&B# 19, Jazz# 5
1985: In London (Warner Bros. Records) - US# 125, R&B# 55, Jazz# 10. Sometimes titled "Live in London".
1994: Tenderness (Warner Bros. Records) US# 114, R&B# 25, Jazz# 2. Recorded live in a studio in front of an invited audience.

Compilations

Recorded after 1975

1996: Best of Al Jarreau (Warner Bros. Records) - Jazz #8
2008: Love Songs (Rhino)
2009: The Very Best Of Al Jarreau: An Excellent Adventure (Rhino) (This compilation holds one previously unreleased track: "Excellent Adventure")

Recorded before 1974

After Jarreau's breakthrough in 1975 an almost unaccountable number of compilations of earlier recordings from 1965 to 1973 have emerged, including some or all of the following songs:

=Songs by Bill Withers

"Ain't No Sunshine" (2:03)
"Lean on Me" (4:18)
"Use Me" (3:31)
"Kissing My Love" (3:38)
"Grandma's Hands" (7:15)
"You" (3:31)
"Lonely Town, Lonely Street" (3:11)
"The Same Love That Made Me Laugh" (3:20)

=Songs by Al Green

"Living for You" (2:43)
"Call Me" (2:32)
"Here I Am" (3:59
"Let's Get Married" (3:30)
"Let's Stay Together" (3:22)
"You Ought to Be With Me" (3:12)
"Love and Happiness" (3:10)
"Tired of Being Alone" (2:36)
"Look What You've Done for Me" (2:51)
"I'm Still in Love With You" (2:51)

=Songs by various composers

"My Favorite Things" (5:02, Hammerstein, Rodgers)
"Stockholm Sweetnin'" (5:50, Jones)
"A Sleepin' Bee" (5:52, Arlen, Capote)
"The Masquerade Is Over" (6:34, Magidson, Wrubel)
"Sophisticated Lady" (4:14, Ellington, Mills, Parish)
"Joey, Joey, Joey" (3:42, Loesser)
"Come Rain or Come Shine" (6:56, Arlen, Mercer)
"One Note Samba" (4:24, Hendricks, Jobim, Mendonca)

=Compilations (recordings before 1974)

= Following list is a sampling of compilations, composed of the songs recorded before 1974.

1965 or 1981: 1965 (Bainbridge). It is unclear whether the album was released the same year it was recorded (1965) or in 1981. Allmusic.com dates it as 1965, but the reviewer on Allmusic says 1981. All available (and previously sold) vinyls from Bainbridge dates 1981, and some foreign releases on the labels Disc'Az and Ducale give the date 1983 (Discogs.com).
1983: The Masquerade Is Over (Magnum)
1984: Al Jarreau (Forever Gold)
1985: You (Lifetime)
1985: Ain't No Sunshine (Prestige)
1985: Sings Bill Withers (Blue Moon)
1995: Living for You (Synergie Omp); songs by Al Green.
1998: Tribute to Bill Withers (Culture Press)
1998: Improvisations (Blue Moon, 2 discs); also released the same year by Synergie on two separate discs named Improvisations Album One and Improvisations Album Two. These albums contain all the songs recorded before 1974, as listed above.
2001: This One's for You (Hallmark)
2001: Ain't No Sunshine (SRI)
2002: One Note Samba (Traditional Line)
2003: Best of Al Jarreau (Tyrostar)
2005: My Favorite Things (Golden Stars, 3-discs)
2009: Tribute to Al Green (K-tel)
2010: Tribute to Al Green (Platinum Records)

Several of the compilations listed above have different titles and/or year of release, even though they contain the same songs, e.g.:

1965 (1981, Bainbridge) = The Masquerade Is Over (1983, Magnum) = One Note Samba (2002, Traditional Line).
You (1985, Lifetime) = Ain't No Sunshine (1985, Prestige) = Sings Bill Withers (1985, Blue Moon) = Tribute to Bill Withers (1998, Culture Press) = This One's for You (2001, Hallmark) = Ain't No Sunshine (2001, SRI).
Living for You (1995, Synergie Omp) = Tribute to Al Green (2009 K-tel, 2010 Platinum Records).

Singles

1976: "Rainbow In Your Eyes" - R&B #92
1977: "Take Five" - R&B #91
1978: "Thinkin' About It Too" - R&B #55
1980: "Distracted" - R&B #61
1980: "Gimme What You Got" - R&B #63
1980: "Never Givin' Up" - R&B #26
1981: "We're In This Love Together" - US #15, R&B #6 UK #55
1982: "Breakin' Away" - US #43, R&B #25
1982: "Teach Me Tonight" - US #70, R&B #51
1982: "Your Precious Love", duet with Randy Crawford - R&B #16
1982: "Roof Garden"
1983: "Boogie Down" - US #77, R&B #9 UK #63
1983: "Mornin'" - US #21, R&B #6 UK #28
1983: "Trouble In Paradise" - US #63, R&B #66 UK #36
1984: "After All" - US #69, R&B #26
1985: "Raging Waters" - R&B #42
1986: "L Is For Lover" - R&B #42
1986: "Tell Me What I Gotta Do" - R&B #37
1986: "The Music Of Goodbye" (from Out Of Africa), duet with Melissa Manchester - AC #16
1987: "Moonlighting" (from Moonlighting) - US #23, R&B #32 UK #8 (#1 Adult Contemporary)
1988: "So Good" R&B #2
1989: "All of My Love" - R&B #69
1989: "All or Nothing at All" - R&B #59
1992: "Blue Angel" - R&B #74
1992: "It's Not Hard to Love You" - R&B #36
2001: "In My Music" (with Phife Dawg)

Soundtrack inclusions

1982: "Girls Know How", in American movie Night Shift (Warner Bros)
1984: "Moonlighting" and "Since I Fell For You", in American television show Moonlighting (Universal)
1984: "Boogie Down", in American movie Breakin' (Warner Bros)
1986: "The Music Of Goodbye", duet with Melissa Manchester, in American movie Out of Africa (MCA Records)
1989: "Never Explain Love", in American movie Do The Right Thing (Motown)

Guest appearances

1978: "Hot News Blues" from Secret Agent/Chick Corea — (Polydor)
1979: "Little Sunflower" from The Love Connection/Freddie Hubbard (Columbia)
1983: "Bet Cha Say That to All the Girls" from Bet Cha Say That to All the Girls/Sister Sledge — (Cotillion)
1985: "We Are the World" / USA for Africa (Columbia)
1986: "Since I Fell For You" from Double Vision/Bob James & David Sanborn — (Warner Bros.)
1997: "Girl from Ipanema" and "Waters of March" from A Twist of Jobim/Lee Ritenour — (GRP)
2010: "Whisper Not" from New Time, New Tet/Benny Golson (Concord Jazz)

Grammy Awards

Wins

1978 — Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Look To The Rainbow
1979 — Best Jazz Vocal Performance, All Fly Home
1981 — Best Album for Children, In Harmony A Sesame Street Record, together with other artists
1982 — Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Breakin' Away
— Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male, "(Round, Round, Round) Blue Rondo A La Turk"

* 1993 — Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Heaven and Earth

2007 — Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance, "God Bless The Child", together with George Benson and Jill Scott

Nominations

1981 — Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, "Never Givin' Up"
1982 — Album of the Year, Breakin' Away
1984 — Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s), "Step by Step", together with Tom Canning, Jay Graydon and Jerry Hey
1985 — Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, "Edgartown Groove", together with Kashif
1986 — Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, High Crime
1987 — Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, "Since I Fell For You"
1988 — Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, "Moonlighting (Theme)"
— Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, "Moonlighting (Theme)", together with Lee Holdridge

* 1990 — Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Heart's Horizon

1995 — Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, "Wait For The Magic"
2005 — Best Jazz Vocal Album, Accentuate the Positive
2007 — Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, "Breezin'", together with George Benson

References

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